沾亲带故 — Chinese idiom
沾亲带故
zhān qīn dài gù
Traditional: 沾親帶故
Meaning
- to have some sort of connection (personal or familial etc)
Character by character
- 沾zhānto moisten, to soak, to wet; to touch
- 亲qīnrelatives, parents; intimate; the hazelnut tree
- 带dàibelt, strap; band, ribbon; area, zone; to carry, t
- 故gùreason, cause; happening, instance
Idioms sharing a character
- 沾染世俗 zhān rǎn shì sú
- 沾花惹草 zhān huā rě cǎo
- 脚不沾地 jiǎo bù zhān dì
- 串亲访友 chuàn qīn fǎng yǒu
- 任人唯亲 rèn rén wéi qīn
- 六亲不认 liù qīn bù rèn
- 六亲无靠 liù qīn wú kào
- 割股疗亲 gē gǔ liáo qīn
- 大义灭亲 dà yì miè qīn
- 御驾亲征 yù jià qīn zhēng
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